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The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing The ESG Social Housing Working Group THE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING STANDARD FOR SOCIAL HOUSING The final report of the ESG Social Housing Working Group NOVEMBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2020 CONTENTS Foreword 3 Executive Summary 4 Introduction 6 1. The Market Context 8 2. The Role of Private Capital in Social Housing 16 3. The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing 23 Annex 1: ESG Criteria 30 Annex 2: Bibliography 38 Early Adopters 41 Endorsers and Supporters 42 THE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING STANDARD FOR SOCIAL HOUSING FOREWORD The idea behind creating an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting standard for social housing was born when we attended a meeting with a large UK institutional investor in 2019. The conversation turned to the rapidly growing interest in ESG and the way in which ESG factors would likely form a more fundamental role in the credit process underpinning future investment decisions. Indeed, a major UK pension fund investor recently described to us how ESG considerations are becoming as central to their credit process as a company’s balance sheet or profit and loss profile. Conversations like this, as well as the various ESG questionnaires for this project from across the social housing and financial being sent to housing associations from investors convinced us sectors. Nearly 400 individuals participated in the consultation that momentum was gathering. This demanded a more proactive process launched in April 2020, providing invaluable feedback response from the social housing sector, which previously had which was used in shaping the final Standard presented in this relied on a presumption that it ticked ESG boxes but with little report. Furthermore, 39 housing associations and 31 lenders structure or consistent reporting to substantiate this. and investors have signed up as early adopters of the new Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing with an Debt investment in the sector stands at almost £80bn and additional 16 organisations committed to endorsing it. growing. We are at the early stages of what may be a wave of equity investment in affordable housing, which along with public Now it is time for the working group to hand the project over sector funding will play a vital role in developing much needed to an industry representative governing body. The Social and new housing, as well as the investment required to improve Affordable Housing: Sustainability Reporting Standards Board building safety and deliver the decarbonisation agenda. The will develop and promote sustainability reporting standards UK social housing sector has a strong story to tell in relation to for the sector, investor community and wider stakeholders, as both ESG and impact performance. The sector also has a history well as provide guidance to support implementation. Plans are of collaboration and co-creating standards and metrics which well advanced for establishing this body along with supporting set a good precedent for this initiative. In summer 2019, we technical working groups to ensure the project’s positive launched a collaborative project to establish a consistent and momentum is sustained. broadly accepted sector-wide approach for ESG reporting, which would support and increase private sector investment in this We would like to thank all of the organisations and individuals vitally important sector for UK society and the economy. who have committed the time and financial support to bring this project to fruition. Our thanks also to The Good Economy team During the course of this project, the COVID-19 emergency has for its excellent leadership role in facilitating and managing the come to dominate all aspects of business, political, personal project. We also thank Ritterwald for sharing the environmental and family life. The UK social housing sector has moved and social criteria it developed for affordable housing providers, quickly and efficiently to keep delivering in challenging times, which formed a starting point for this approach. We hope that mobilising to support thousands of vulnerable people when it the publication of this voluntary reporting standard will become was most needed. Lockdown has reinforced how important it is widely adopted and provide a major step forward towards for people to have a good, safe home at a price they can afford. transparent, consistent and comparable ESG reporting in UK The sector is well placed to both help the country recover from social housing. the impact of the pandemic and also to play a leading role in promoting sustainable business practices. Susan Hickey Phil Jenkins Fast forward more than 12 months and we have been delighted with the enthusiastic support and endorsement received – 3 – NOVEMBER 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE STANDARD CONTEXT Following widespread consultation and Housing associations’ social purpose and impact is significant. engagement from across the housing and The need to scale up the supply of new genuinely affordable homes is clear. Investor interest is strong and growing. However, financial sectors, this report presents there is an increasing need for the UK social housing sector to the Sustainability Reporting Standard for clearly highlight and report on its strong ESG performance. Social Housing. The Standard is a voluntary disclosure framework for housing providers By establishing a transparent, consistent, and comparable set of ESG criteria, the sector can deliver an approach to ESG to report on their Environmental, Social reporting which can be adopted by key stakeholders, including and Governance (ESG) performance in a lenders, investors, regulatory bodies and government. transparent, consistent and comparable way. ESG SOCIAL HOUSING WORKING GROUP The first version of this ESG reporting approach was developed The project was initiated by Peabody, one of the UK’s oldest and based on a review of existing ESG investor questionnaires; largest housing associations and Centrus, a corporate finance workshops with subject matter experts, from partner investors firm which specialises in essential service industries and has to housing associations; and wider consultation, including with a market leading presence in providing advice to and raising Ritterwald, a German consultancy that has developed a Certified capital for the social housing sector in the UK and Ireland. Sustainable Housing Label. Peabody and Centrus brought together a working group to help lead the development of the proposed approach. This initial version was published in a White Paper in May 2020 and then opened to a public consultation and feedback process. This includes housing associations (Clarion, Optivo, Sovereign, More than 400 individuals participated in the consultation Guinness Partnership and Home Group); Investors (Insight M&G, process, with 53 organisations providing invaluable feedback L&G, NatWest, Pension Insurance Corporation and The Housing which was used in shaping the final reporting standard Finance Corporation); organisations concerned with growing presented in this report. the impact investment marketplace (Big Society Capital; Impact Investing Institute); and service providers active in the sector Furthermore, 39 housing associations and 31 lenders and (Savills and Trowers & Hamlins). investors have signed up as early adopters of the new Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing, with an The Good Economy, a specialist impact advisory firm, led the additional 16 organisations related to the sector endorsing the process of researching and developing the ESG criteria using a Standard. Ultimately, the project aims to sustain and increase participatory, stakeholder-led process and produced this paper. capital flows into and across the UK social housing sector against a backdrop of significant changes in the policy and A Steering Group has now been set-up to establish a new investment environment. governance structure, the Social and Affordable Housing: Sustainability Reporting Standards Board, to oversee the implementation and adoption of the Standard. It will be up and running in early 2021. The development of this voluntary reporting standard has been characterised by a positive market response and a high level of engagement from housing associations and investors – from traditional bank lenders to asset managers looking to participate in the UK social housing sector. – 4 – THE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING STANDARD FOR SOCIAL HOUSING REPORT SUMMARY Part three presents the ESG reporting approach. It proposes 12 themes and 48 criteria for ESG reporting by housing Following the introduction, the paper is divided into three parts: associations. These are qualitative and quantitative and are identified as core and enhanced requirements to demonstrate Part one describes the market context and social need for strong ESG performance. The criteria are also aligned to affordable housing. It examines the crisis in the supply of international frameworks and standards including the SDGs, genuinely affordable homes in the UK. Housing associations Global Reporting Initiative, SASB, ICMA and LMA Principles. have a critical role to play in meeting the need for new good quality, sustainable, affordable homes. The report examines the The 12 core themes are: role of housing associations in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Access to adequate, safe and Affordability and security affordable housing” is a core target for SDG 11 Sustainable Cities Building safety and quality and Communities. But housing is not just about “bricks and
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